My Mate is a Traitor

9. The letter

The Lachesis room in the Crystal Palace

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“Morpheus!” I shrieked and I opened my eyes. I was shaking and holding my neck as I was still in the Dream world, but I was back. Back in my bed in my room. I looked around and I saw only Hermes sitting on my bed.

Damn! Morpheus was still in his world.

“I would never expect that you would call the name of another man in front of me.” Said Hermes and he smiled at me. He was obviously joking but I didn’t have a mood for any jokes. Not when Morpheus was in danger.

S…t!

I was really one of the worst friends ever. I didn’t visit him for the long time, I didn’t help him when he needed me, and I even let him face the danger alone.

When Hermes saw that I stayed serious and I didn’t say anything back to his joke he stopped smiling and now seriously said:

“What happened?”

“I am not sure but definitely nothing good.” I said to him almost whispering. I wasn’t still sure if I can trust him. Not after what Morpheus said to me.

Damn!

I wasn’t even sure if it was safe to speak with him in my room.

This was bad. I didn’t feel safe anymore even in my own room.

I have to immediately check if the witches were still alive like Morpheus said. Till then I can’t trust anybody.

Hermes sighed because he obviously noticed that I wouldn’t tell him anything more. He sat on the bed closer to me and he lifted gently my chin. Looking into my eyes he seriously said:

“I know that you don’t trust me, but I can reassure you that I am the one that would never hurt you. I know that you saw what I feel and I am prepared to explain you everything.”

I turned my head to another side, so he couldn’t hold my chin anymore and I said boldly:

“Sorry but trust needs to be earned. Even when you would tell me few sweet words, I won’t consider you trustful. And one more thing. You shouldn’t use the word NEVER so casually because never is very long time and you definitely can’t say what would happen in the future.”

I saw that he was hurt by my words, but I had to hurt him just in case that there was someone that was listening to us. Maybe I was paranoid, but I had to be cautious like Morpheus said before I find out more.

“God damn Lach! I knew that it would be hard to convince you, but I never expected that you would be so cold towards me after you found out what my true feelings are.”

I turned my sight to another way, and I said:

“Sorry that I disappointed you, but this is how I truly am. Maybe you should reconsider if your feelings are still the same after you found out who I really am.”

I said to him because I wanted to show him that I was doubting his feelings knowing that he could stop to love me after those hurtful words. But it is better this way. I don’t want that anybody else would be hurt because of me like Morpheus.

“You know as well as me that you can use your ability to see whether my feelings are true, but you decided better not to trust my feelings as to face the truth. I never thought that you are such a coward.”

This time I looked into his eyes and while smiling I said: “I am coward and I am happy to be like that. Obviously the only one that is disappointed is you. So, it would be better if you would leave this coward because I didn’t plan to change. Not because of anyone!”

I thought that he would say something but instead of saying he just stood up and when I looked at him, I saw that he was going away. Just like that without any further words he walked away letting me alone still sitting on my bed. When I saw his back, I felt that my heart was breaking up knowing that I hurted another person and he would never know that I did it because I wanted to protect him.

I sighed and for a second, I closed my eyes, because I needed a second.

Suddenly I opened my eyes because I realized that there wasn’t a time for a rest. I shouldn’t be so selfish. Morpheus was still trapped in his world and I still wasn’t even close to the truth. I tried to sit but I moved too quickly and my head showed me how stupid it was because in next second I felt the horrible headache.

Damn!

I totally forgot that there was something wrong with me when I came to my room before trying to use my power on Hermes. I was so stupid. He obviously knew why I was in such a state because he even tried to warn me, but my silliness chased him out and now I know nothing. Nothing except the headache. I clenched my teeth, and I touched my head. I had to focus and I tried to relieve the pain. I closed my eyes once again because I felt way better. Hopefully this time it would be possible to use my healing power.

I was trying to focus to find the exact place that was causing my pain when I got interrupted with a knocking.

Damn!

Someone was behind my door.

I sighed still with the headache because I knew that I had to respond if I don’t want that the gossip would start. I tried to sit more comfortable on my bed so I wouldn’t feel the pain that much and I kindly answered with a fake smile on my face:

“You may enter!”

I didn’t know who decided to come exactly in this second when I felt terrible but in the end, it wasn’t important at all. I had to pretend that everything was just great as always.

I waited a second because I thought that the one standing behind my door would enter but it didn’t happen. I thought that the one didn’t hear me for the first time, and I repeated my permission once again and this time way lauder.

I waited another second and suddenly I noticed that there was a piece of letter on the floor right under my door.

What the hell?

I slowly stood up from my bed because I still had a headache and I walked towards the door as quiet as possible because I wanted to see who was the one behind my door. When I was close enough, I quickly opened the door but the one that was before there was obviously gone. I looked to both sides but there was no sign that there was someone.

Damn!

I turned back to my room and I closed the door. When the door was closed, I slowly sit down, and I took the letter from the floor and I looked closely on it. I was trying to find if there were some clues who might be the one that left this letter here for me and ran away but there was nothing. It was just mere letter, so I opened it because I was already curious what was inside.

Your sister is in great danger. You as well as your sister got fooled. They want to sacrifice her but there is still time to save her. If you are prepared to know the truth and want to save your sisters alive, we can meet in two days exactly at the midnight by the Skylight Fountain. Don’t be late and don’t trust anybody!,"

Memento veritas vincit.

Your friend

Hmm. This is really interesting. I didn’t find out who the writer was, but he left me a clue. The question was if it was intentional or not. There wasn’t many Gods that were still using the ancient Earth's language. But none of them was my friend.

Damn!

I wasn’t sure what should I do. This letter could be a trap but on the same time it could be also the letter from someone that knew what was here going on. Normally I would tell everything to Arti, and I would ask her for a help but after what I found in Dream world, I wasn’t sure if I could trust her anymore.

F…ck!

I was thinking so hard that my headache got worst. The throbbing pain in my head and around my temples was killing me so I started to massage my temples in hope that I would feel at least a little bit better and then I got an idea. There was still someone that I could count on. He was the only one that I could still trust and the one that would help me, but it wouldn’t be easy to contact him. After all it wasn't easy to contact someone that live in the Underworld but luckily there was Hermes that could do it for me but the trouble was that I was bitchy to him.

S..t!

I have to find the way how to convince him to deliver my message to the Lord of Underworld for me because Hades was my last hope

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Author Note:

“Memento veritas vincit” is Latin and it means “Remember, the truth prevails”